Updated September 7 2022
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NEW Horseshoe 75th Anniversary
Rheostatics are playing three nights at the Horseshoe Tavern as part of the venue's 75th anniversary. Thursday November 24th is Guest Vocalist Night, Friday November 25th is Melville Night and Saturday November 26th is Whale Music Night
Tickets available via The Horseshoe Tavern Site/Showclix
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Rheostatics are playing Riverfest 2022 in Elora Ontario on Friday August 19 2022
Tickets available via Riverfest Site
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Rheostatics are playing Field Trip 2022 at Fort York in Toronto on Saturday July 9 2022
Tickets available via Field Trip
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The New Album (Vinyl and CD) Here Come The Wolves can now be purchased, streamed and downloaded from all platforms. Go to the Six Shooter Link Page to find your format.
OMEMEE, ON: Coronation Hall, Nov 15 - On Sale Now
CREEMORE, ON: Avening Hall, Nov 16 - On Sale Now
OTTAWA, ON: NAC Theatre, Nov 22 - On Sale Now
ST. CATHARINES, ON: First Ontario, Nov 27 - On Sale Sept 5 2019
LONDON, ON: London Music Hall, Dec 3 - On Sale Now
BAYFIELD, ON: Old Town Hall, Dec 5 - On Sale Now
TORONTO, ON: Danforth Music Hall, Dec 6 - On Sale Now
A "gear shifting, vocal stacking, wild riffing, shit kicking," testament to finding balance in discord: announcing their first album in 15 years, Rheostatics return to the stage with "Here Come the Wolves".
Watch the story unfold through the eyes and hands of Martin Tielli, in a special timelapse video, as he painstakingly paints the cover art, soundtracked by the record's title track.
"Here Come the Wolves" is a song that encapsulates the spirit of the Rheostatics, both literally (everybody gets a solo) and figuratively (it's a complex but catchy tune).
Ride the rollercoaster with us here:
The full album will be released September 6 on Six Shooter Records.
Track list for the new album is:
All streaming links can be found on the Six Shooter page.
Bidiniband is playing at the Dakota Tavern on Friday June 7 2019 with Tim Vebron and Rheostar at 10PM. Tickets available from Eventbrite.
Rheostatics are playing at the Starlight Social Club on Thursday June 13 2019. Tickets available from Ticketweb.
Rheostatics and many others will be performing at a West End Phoenix fundraiser in Toronto Ontario on Friday May 31 2019 from 7:30PM - Midnight. A Night of Duets with The Mercenaries House Band featuring:
Rheostatics with Alex Lifeson (of RUSH), Sarah Harmer and Georgia Harmer, Chris and Patrick (of Sloan), Terra Lightfoot, Michie Mee, Tom Wilson (of Blackie And The Rodeo Kings), Molly Johnson, Tabby Johnson, Ryan Boldt (of Deep Dark Woods) with Jenny Berkel, Dave Wall (of The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir), Emm Gryner and Sleahy, Lucas Silviera and Katelyn Molgard, Stephen Stanley and Shawn William Clark, Jane Gowan and Mary Harmer, Plus many more. Tickets are sold out.
Rheostatics are playing at the Calgary Folk Music Festival on Friday July 26 2019 on the main stage from 9:40PM-10:35PM. Tickets available from the Festival website.
Rheostatics are playing at the Interstellar Rodeo in Edmonton Alberta on Saturday July 27 2019 - Time TBD. Tickets available from the Festival website.
Rheostatics are heading into the recording studio (June 2 2018) to start work on their first album in 14 years with Chris Stringer at the controls.
Rheostatics are playing at the Skeleton Park Arts Festival in Kingston Ontario on Saturday June 23 2018 at 8PM. This is a free show. At 2PM on the Hillside Park Poetry Stage will feature Dave Bidini and guest poets Steven Heighton, LJ Weisberg, Alyssa Cooper and other guests. Rheos on at 8PM.
Rheostatics are playing at the Hayloft Dancehall in Picton Ontario on Sunday June 24 2018. All Tickets include shuttle service from 6 County locations. There is no refund if the shuttle is not utilized.
Rheostatics with Alex Lifeson (RUSH), Whitehorse, Iranian-Canadian poet Nasim Asgari will perform March 29 2018 at The Great Hall in support of the West End Phoenix newspaper. Tom Wilson hosts.
RSVP to Six Shooter Records for your spot which will be held till 7:30PM the day of the show - Admission by Donation (Pay What You Can)
Rheostatics are playing Thursday-Saturday December 7-9 2017 at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto as part of their 70th anniversary series.
Rheostatics are playing Friday November 24th at Maxwell's in Waterloo and Friday December 15th at This Ain't Hollywood in Hamilton. Tickets for Maxwell's are available via TicketScene.ca.
Rheostatics will be the Main Stage headline performers at Beau's Oktoberfest on Saturday September 23rd 2017 at Vankleek Hill Fairgrounds at 92 Main Street West in Vankleek Ontario half way between Ottawa and Montreal. Tickets are on sale now at Beau's Oktoberfest and run $29.00/day or $39.00 for a weekend pass. This event will sell out so get your tickets early. Other bands include Stars, John K Samson (of Weakerthans) & Winter Wheat, Tuns, The Planet Smashers and others. Should be an awesome weekend. More info can be found on the Beau's Oktoberfest Website.
Pre-orders now available for the upcoming CBC Brave New Waves release - track list is:
Coloured Vinyl, Black Vinyl, CD and Digital Download as well as 5 limited edition Test Pressings available at the CBC Bandcamp page or Amazon.ca
Filmed on April 29 2016 is now live as well as the rest of the Season 3 films. See the full 40 minute film at YouTube
Wake Up Raise The Curtain....What better possible way could there be to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Canada than singing Northern Wish down the highway from our Nation's Capital on Canada Day? Seriously....Rheostatics on Canada's 150th Birthday show in Picton Ontario at the beautiful Regent Theatre....what could be better? This is an amazing opportunity for all Eastern Ontario and Quebec fans to get their fix of Clark era awesomeness along with brand new material. The May shows in Toronto were spectacularly great and this one should be even better.
Rheostatics will be performing from 8-10PM on Saturday August 12 2017 at the Jackson Triggs Amphitheatre in Niagara On The Lake Ontario.
Artoffact Records are releasing the Rheos Brave New Waves Session recorded February 7 1988 in Montreal. Format is CD, Digital Download, and Vinyl (Black and Coloured). It was the first Brave New Waves Session and taken from the original CBC Archives' reel and remastered at Grey Market Mastering in Montreal, by Harris Newman. Limited edition vinyl release! Release date is May 5 2017.
Bonus Materials
Includes a post-session interview with the band and host Brent Bambury. Includes two bonus tracks from a CBC Velour session.
Sales Points
Dave Bidini of the Rheostatics was Brave New Waves host in the early 90s
Rheostatics' classic line-up: Dave Bidini, Dave Clark, Martin Tielli, Tim Vesely
Originally recorded in 1988, in CBC Studio 13, Montreal
Never before released commercially -- only tape bootlegs exist
The inaugural Brave New Waves session!
Curated, and with live keyboards by Kevin Komoda (Rational Youth)
Rheostatics will be performing from 9-11PM on Friday April 28 2017 at the In The Soil Arts Festival in St. Catharines Ontario on the Festival Hub Stage. Lineup is Dave Bidini, Dave Clark, Martin Tielli, Tim Vesely, Hugh Marsh.
Rheostatics will be performing 4 nights at The Horseshoe Tavern on Wed-Sat May 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th 2017. Lineup is Dave Bidini, Dave Clark, Martin Tielli, Tim Vesely, Hugh Marsh.
Rheostatics will be performing Canada Day July 1 2017 at The Regent Theatre in Picton Ontario.
Rheostatics will be performing at the 69th Anniversary of The Horseshoe Tavern on December 9th and 10th 2016. Lineup is Dave Bidini, Martin Tielli, Tim Vesely, Hugh Marsh, Kevin Hearn and the return of Dave Clark to the kit.
Rheostatics will be performing at the Toronto Urban Roots Festival (TURF) at Fort York in Toronto. The festival runs September 16-18 2016. Rheos will play Sunday September 18th.
Rheostatics will be playing a warm up show at Starlight Social Club in Waterloo Ontario on Sunday April 24 2016. Doors at 7PM.
Rheostatics are headlining Harvest Picnic in Hamilton on Saturday August 27 2016. The show will also feature The Jim Cuddy Band, Alan Doyle & The Beautiful Gypsies, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Great Lake Swimmers, Cowboy Junkies & Many More.
Rheostatics at Massey Hall, Toronto, April 29, 2016. This will be the first time playing here -- and the first time playing anything other than Music Inspired by G07 -- since 2007, which was intended to be our final show. Our experiences reforming and playing in September w/ Hugh Marsh and Kevin Hearn were so great that we thought we'd walk down this road a little more, and try and bring new life to older material, as well as new works, which we hope to debut in the spring. The tickets here are only 30 dollars top price -- everyone should be able to go, we hope. Thanks to everyone who listens. We're excited about this. We love you.
The Rheostatics joined Eric's Trip as 2009 inductees into the Independent Music Hall of Fame, which is presented by Zunior.com.
The band's groundbreaking contributions to Canadian music over more than two decades, and its unfailing support of fledgling bands on the independent scene, are among the factors that led to their selection.
Most Rheos releases are available for digital download through Zunior.
On October 24, Dave Bidini hosted a celebration of the life and times of Canadian author Paul Quarrington, whose novel Whale Music has figured so prominently in the history of the Rheostatics and whose friendship has meant so much to its members. Paul has been diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer.
The occasion included a Rheostatics 'reunion,' some of which was caught on video and in still photos. Dave Clark and Don Kerr were both present, as was Kevin Hearn, a frequent guest collaborator over the years.
Desmond Howl has posted a video of the Rheos performing "Claire" to YouTube.
Rheofan par excellence Darrin Cappe, the same wunderkind responsible for Rheostatics Live, has completed work on an idiosyncratic DIY Rheostatics' box set. Visit Northern Wish for details about Static Journey, volumes 1-9. The 'release' concluded on the first anniversary of the Rheos' farewell concert in Massey Hall.
Volume 1: The Beginning, Rheostatics and the Trans Canada Soul Patrol
Volume 2: Melville
Volume 3: Whale Music
Volume 4: Whale Music OST and Greensprouttakes
Volume 5: Introducing Happiness
Volume 6: The Sevens
Volume 7: One Night Only, Nightlines and The Story of Harmelodia
Volume 8: Night of the Shooting Stars
Volume 9: 2067, Covers and the Last Whale
The total product of nine releases runs about 14 hours and includes 231 separate tracks, including interviews, demos, outtakes, live and studio performances.
March 30, 2007
Massey Hall, Toronto, ON.
Rheofan extraordinaire Darrin Cappe has captured lots of fan input following the Rheos' final gig on his Rheostatics Live site. Got a recording of a live show you wish to share with fans? Contact Darrin and share them with other Rheofanatics.
A newly released tally of the top 100 Canadian albums was topped by Neil Young and included the work of Cancon stalwarts like Joni Mitchell, the Band, Gordon Lightfoot and the Tragically Hip, plus our own Rheostatics.
Nearly 600 music fans and critics, artists, retailers and other members of the industry submitted their votes for author and journalist Bob Mersereau's new book, The Top 100 Canadian Albums, released October 18, 2007.
Based on the input of the people Mersereau consulted, Canada's top 20 albums are:
CBC.ca photo essay
CBC has posted a lovely little photo essay retrospective of our favourite Canadian Shield rockers right here.
Pete Nema
Fan Pete Nema posted a review and photos of the Rheos' second-last show at the Horseshoe. Visit here.
The Torontoist
Anonymous blogster the Torontoist covers the Rheos' final concert.
Rheofan Darrin Cappe has launched a new website that contains MP3 live performances of our favourite Canadian punk-art rockers. Visit Rheostatics Live to see what's what.
Got shows? Contact the host and share them with other Rheofanatics.
Six Shooter Records is pleased to make new Rheostatics merchandise -- including Massey Hall concert T-shirts, stickers, posters, 2067 commemorative buttons and more -- available through its on-line store.